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Award-winning writer and editor Audrey Pavia is a former managing editor at Dog Fancy magazine and former senior editor of The AKC Gazette. Author of The Labrador Retriever Handbook, she has written extensively on horses as well as other pets. She shares her home with Pittie mixes Mookie and Winnie. More at audreypavia.com.

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Puppy Diseases & Other Conditions to Worry About

Puppies are the epitome of youth. Full of vim and vigor, they exude joy and energy in everything they do. Unfortunately, it’s their very youth that makes them susceptible to certain conditions and puppy diseases that may be life-threatening. An...

Regular vaccinations can help prevent certain puppy diseases. Photography ©FatCamera | Getty Images.

How to Hike the Pacific Crest Trail (PCT) With a Dog: 4 Helpful Tips

In Wild, the Oscar-nominated movie starring Reese Witherspoon, the character Cheryl Strayed finds her inner strength while hiking alone from California to Washington on the Pacific Crest Trail. Anyone familiar with this historic stretch of trail understands why. Its beauty...

woman hiking with a dog

How to Protect Your Dogs If You Die First or Can No Longer Provide Care

I’ll never forget the day I first saw my dog, Candy, at the local shelter. Still scared and confused after having been surrendered by her owners a few weeks earlier, she desperately needed a home. A shy, 6-year-old mixed breed,...

man in blue shirt hugging black and white short coated dog